Internet Terminology relating to FastSite and Content Manegement

Internet Terminology relating to FastSite and Content Manegement


Internet Terminology relating to FastSite and Content Manegement

Internet Terminology

TERM

DEFINITION

World wide web
or
Internet

A network of globally linked computers, allowing international access to millions

Website

Electronic information by a person or company published on the Internet's World Wide Web.

HTML

Stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, and all websites are programmed to produce data in this format to your browser

Hyperlink

A link in an HTML document that leads to another World Wide Web site, or another place within the same document

URL

Uniform Resource Locator, also known as an "Address" bar in a browser, specifies a resource or web address on the Internet.

Web hosting

An Internet Service Provider who publishes your website on the Internet network so that the website is publically available.

Search engines

They can be seen as the librarians of the Internet. Due to the large size of the Internet, search engines help us list the most relevant websites for what we search.

Domain name

A specially formatted name that uniquely identifies you on the Internet. (e.g. www.fastsite.co.za)

Search engine ready / Optimization

Term used to describe a marketing technique which is used to help a website rank higher in the results of a search engine.(Abrev. SEO)